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Born in Canada but moved to her mother's native New Zealand when she was 4; has dual citizenship.

Has no formal training in acting.

Won an Oscar for her work in The Piano when she was 11, the second youngest person to have done so (Tatum O'Neal was the youngest, at 10, for Paper Moon).

Keeps her Oscar statuette in the closet so visitors don't feel that they have to make conversation about it.

Made her professional stage debut in 2001 in Rebecca Gilman's The Glory of Living (directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman), which earned her a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play.

Other stage work includes Neil LaBute's The Distance From Here (2004) and Gina Gionfriddo's After Ashley (2005) in New York, and Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth (2002).

Formed production company with her filmmaker brother, Andrew, called Paquin Films; their first film was Blue State (2007).

Appeared on the silver screen with husband and True Blood costar Stephen Moyer in Open House (2010), a thriller her brother Andrew wrote and directed.

Awards

2008, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Nominee

2016, Critics' Choice Awards — Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Nominee

2007, Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Nominee

1993, Oscar — Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Winner

2010, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Nominee

2007, Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Nominee